Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-12
NUMBER 147.

every avenue leading to the Jail. OF the hup,
dreds Of windows opening upon the street
patrolled by the police there w1
not one which was not watched with xealouS
eyes-not one that could not have been rid.
died with bullets had occasion demanded.
Luckily for the history of the day, not trig-
ger had to be pulled not an occasion was OF
fered for sending lcaden bullet on fatal
errand
MRS. PARSONS MAKES TROUBLE
About O'Clock n little excitement was Gre
atcd. Mrs. Parsons, with red glistening
eyes and dressed in widows weeds, accom-
panied by her two childrcn-a boy and u girl
Of tender years-and closely followed by
Mrs. Holmes, ex-editor Of the Alarm, Mrs.
Fischer, Miss Engel and one other woman,
appeared before the police ut the corner OF
Clark and Michigan streets. Mrs. Parsons
was the spokesman, and was stopped by the
police, who informed her than she could 20
no further.
81 must GO" she cried, as her dark eyes
flashed forth fire; al am Lucy Parsons;
these are my children; we must 20 TO the
Jail; they must see their father"
There was little sympathy in the hearts Of
the police.
at is impossible" explained two officers
in chorus. mo one can pass here; entrance
can only be had at Dearborn street"
81 will GO" exclaimed Mrs. Parsons, and
with determined effort she darted under
the ropes.
In an instant four stalwart officers had her
once again stood outside the lines.
"iou must obey the law, they said, cor il
may go hard with you.n
"The law" she yelled, "what do I care for
the law and my husband being murdered.
Shoot me, kill me, if you will"
She finally succumbed and turned to go.
Her companions, with the exception of Mrs.
Holmes left her, but together the two wo-
men, with the little children struggling be-
hind, walked down Clark street to Kinzie
and thence around to Dearborn avenue A
crowd of large proportions followed, but
Mrs. Parsons needed them not On
Gordon of police and another rope.
Her resistance here was stubborn when
opposed that Captain Buckley was at last
compelled to order her arrest, after every
effort of gentle restraint and persuasion had
been exhausted. Accordinglya patrol wagon
was sent for, and while breathing sentiments
of mingled rage and despair, Mrs. Parsons
was assisted to enter It, Mrs Holmes and
the children were then put in. A tremendous
crowd gathered, and it was only after squad
of officers had rushed upon the tbrong with
drawn clubs that the wagon was able to pass
out Once at the East Chicago avenue sta
ton the prisoners were given seats in tho
registry room. They We're not booked por
locked in cell Mrs Parsons, with Mrs.
Holmes and the two children of the former,
were released from the station at 2:l5 o'clock
p. IN. She looked very sad and down hearted.
In meek tones she asked reporter:
"Is the bloody business overi"
When told that it was she made no answer
and proceeded to explain why she was
at a,,,,t the jail. She. She was m told by
jail at 80 o'clock this morning, so that the
children might see their father. At the ap-
pointed time she made request to be al
lowed to enter and was sent from one street
to another until 1890 o'clock. Then she
made an effort TO pass under the ropes and
was prevented. At the next corner she was
put in patrol wagon and taken to the sta
tion, She said she was very courteously
treated being placed in the same cell with
Mrs. Holmes and children. Accompanied by
a reporter she walked south on Clark street
to Indiana without apparently being rccog-
nized by any one. Every. moment news
boy would shove paper in her face, cryingi
"Full account of the execution"
She frequently broke down and sobbed,
and as they passed along took her boy more
firmly by the hand and walked more rapidly,
keeping her head bent down.
THE CROWDS KEPT MOVING.
The police had strict orders not to allow
crowds to congregate and people who walked
along the streets leading to the Jail We're kept
moving. 1t was q good-natured, well dressed
crowd, and not word was heard that could
be interpreted as an attempt to create excite
| ment. At 10 o'clock there We're fully 10000
persons surrounding the police, but all were
| kept moving except where they congregated
| two blocks from the Jail and stood in groups
| watching the somber building.
EXCITING INCIDENTS.
On the moment the trap fell in the building
| and word reached the outside half IL dozen
incidents occurred to throw the crowded
| streets into the widest excitement AS the
throng We're crowding forward the East
| Chicago avenue patrol wagon came
dashing down on the crowd at full
| and cries arose from the multitude, which,
| dividing into halves, rushed upon the walks
with crushing force. Through this passage
| the wagon flew to the corner of Kinsie street,
Iyha n ms nf of ind
| beings that could not give way. In the CEN
| ter of this crush half dozen policemen were
| struggling with prisoner endeavorng to
clear an exit. The arrest of this man had
| been source Of excitement and the rush OF
people was uncontrollable The prisoner had
attracted attention by the loud and insur-
rectionary remarks he delivered from the
curb Of Clark and Kinsie streets. Officer
the crowd and, seizing the orator by the
| shoulder, showed him along with the instruc-
tions to ''move on" AS he did so the officer
struck the man across the hips with his club
| The blow gave back a sharp metallic sound
that could come from neither flesh or clothing.
| Instantly the man whirled and whipped a
large revolver from his hip pocket. Just as
| quickly Officer Smith, also of tho squad,
| seized the man, wrenched the pistol froEn niS
| hand and administered an opcn-handed blow
| upon the mans ear. In the vigorous clutches
of the officer the man was dragged to the pa,
| troll box, amid concentrating crowds ana
| swelling n call was ScnU
| in, and it was in response to this that the pa
i troll wagon dashed up
TO complete the confusion at this instant o
powerful double team of horses, drawing b
heavy hide wagon, took fright ut the same
point east Of Dearborn avenue and came dri-
verless and with trailing rcins westward and
into the crowd. The line of armed policemen
stationed across Kinsie street at Dearborn
avenue offered all the resistance in thciy
power, but the terrified animals scat
tered them like chaf, and, plung-
ing through the ropes, dashed on
ward AS they flew across Dearborn
rible catastrophe seemed imminent, but the
police finally succeeded in bringing them up.
The crowd, however, aroused by thes sucea,
sion Of events, broke into the widest turbu-
lence in an effort to escape from the scene Of
peril. The police then fixed bayonets and
made fcnt at charging upon the crowd,
stopping Just short of them and forcing the
people away with tho butts Of their guns.
The effort at yhis was satisfactory and Kinse
street was soon cleared without any casu.
alties.
The prisoner that ha'' caused portion Of
this disorder was locked up at the station,
where he said his name was Edward Luce,